List of Emperors of the Jin Dynasty (265-420)

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This is a list of the Jin Dynasty emperors who ruled the Chinese Empire from AD 265 to AD 420. From 280 to 304 they ruled all of China and resided in Luoyang . At the beginning of the 4th century, parts of the empire became independent, so that the Jin dynasty was finally driven out of their dominion by the Han-Zhao in 316 . This ended the Western Jin Dynasty , and Sima Rui founded the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 317 as Emperor Yuan of Jin, with its seat in Jiankang . It existed for more than a century alongside the other Sixteen Realms that arose in China in the 4th century. In 420, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was finally ended by Liu Yu , who founded the Earlier Song Dynasty .

Briefly united China under the (Western) Jin Dynasty (280 to 304).
The eastern Jin Dynasty (yellow) and the north of China (376–383) united under the Former Qin (blue).

Notes on the columns:

  • The temple name is the name given to the emperor's ancestral temple. Not all emperors were given a temple name.
  • The posthumous title was given to the emperor as a name of honor after his death. This is also the more common name. The emperors are therefore named according to the following convention: "Jìn" (name of the dynasty) + posthumous name + "dì" (" emperor "). The only exception is the usurper Sima Lun , who briefly seized power in 301.
  • According to Chinese customs, the emperor's maiden name is kept in the order family name - first name .
  • The era of the Chinese imperial era followed the era announced by the emperor . According to the Christian calendar , the year "Taìshǐ 2" (under Emperor Wu von Jin ) corresponds to the year 266. An era usually represented a distinctive period in the government of an emperor;

List of emperors

(The translations of the era names are rough interpretations that cannot do justice to the complexity of Chinese . They are used for orientation for those with no knowledge.)

Temple name Posthumous title Birth Name Government years Era names (government currency )
Western Jin Dynasty 265-316
Shìzǔ (世祖) (武) Sīmǎ Yán (司馬炎) 265-290 Taìshǐ ( 泰始  - "peaceful beginning") 265–274

Xiánníng ( 咸寧  /  咸宁  - "fertile peace") 275–280

Tàikāng ( 太康  - "supreme peace") 280–289

Tàixī ( 太 熙  - "highest splendor") January 28, 290–17. May 290

Huì (惠) Sīmǎ Zhōng (司馬 衷) 290-306 Yǒngxī ( 永熙  - "everlasting shine") May 17, 290–15. February 291

Yǒngpíng ( 永平  - "everlasting harmony") February 16–23 . April 291

Yuánkāng ( 元 康  - "Peace of the Dynasty") April 24, 291–6. February 300

Yǒngkāng ( 永 康  - "peaceful splendor") February 7, 300–3. February 301

Yǒngníng ( 永寧  /  永宁  - "perpetual peace") on June 1 301-4. January 303

Tài'ān ( 太 安  - "supreme calm") January 5, 303–21. February 304

Yǒng'ān ( 永安  - "Eternal Peace") February 22–15 . August 304

Jiànwǔ ( 建武  - "preparing for war") August 16–24 . December 304

Yǒng'ān ( 永安  - "Eternal Peace") December 25, 304–3. February 305

Yǒngxīng ( 永興  /  永兴  - "eternal prosperity") on February 4 305-12. July 306

Guāngxī ( 光 熙  - "bright shine") July 13, 306–19. February 307

Sīmǎ Lún (司 馬倫) 301 Jiànshǐ ( 建 始  - “preparing the beginning”) February 3–1. June 301
Huái (懷) Sīmǎ Chì (司馬 熾) 306-313 Yǒngjiā ( 永嘉  - "eternal excellence") 306–313
Mǐn (愍) Sīmǎ Yè (司馬 鄴) 313-316 Jiànxīng ( 建興  /  建兴  - " Establishing Prosperity") 313–317
Eastern Jin Dynasty 317-420
Zhōngzōng (中 宗) Yuán (元) Sīmǎ Ruì (司馬 睿) 317-322 Jiànwǔ ( 建武  - " arranging war") 317–318

Tàixīng ( 太 興  /  太 兴  - "highest prosperity") 318–322

Yǒngchāng ( 永昌  - "eternal prosperity") 322

Sùzǔ (肅 祖) Míng (明) Sīmǎ Shaò (司 馬紹) 322-325 Tàiníng ( 太 寧  /  太 宁  - "supreme peace") 322–326
Xiǎngzōng (顯宗) Chéng (成) Sīmǎ Yǎn (司馬 衍) 325-342 Xiánhé ( 咸 和  - "fruitful harmony") 326–335

Xíankāng ( 咸康  - "fruitful peace") 335–342

Kang Sīmǎ Yuè (司 馬岳) 342-344 Jiànyuán ( 建元  - " Establish Dynasty") 343–344
Xiàozōng (孝宗) (穆) Sīmǎ Dān (司馬 聃) 344-361 Yǒnghé ( 永和  - "eternal harmony") 345–357

Shēngpíng ( 升平  - "world") 357–361

Āi (哀) Sīmǎ Pī (司馬 丕) 361-365 Lónghé ( 隆 和  - “great peace”) March 2, 362–5. February 363

Xīngníng ( 興寧  /  兴宁  - "blooming peace") February 6, 363–365

Fèi (廢) Sīmǎ Yì (司 馬奕) 365-371 Taìhé ( 太和  - "great harmony") 366–371
Taìzōng (太宗) Jiǎnwén (簡 文) Sīmǎ Yù (司 馬昱) 371-372 Xián'ān ( 咸安  - "fruitful peace") 371–372
Xiàowǔ (孝武) Sīmǎ Yaò (司馬曜) 372-396 Níngkāng ( 寧康  /  宁康  - "calm peace") February 19, 373–9. February 376

Tàiyuán ( 太 元  - "highest dynasty") February 10, 376-12. February 397

Ān (安) Sīmǎ Dézōng (司 馬德宗) 396-418 Lóng'ān ( 隆安  - "great peace") February 13, 397-17. February 402

Yuánxīng ( 元 興  /  元 兴  - "flourishing dynasty") February 18, 402–1. March 405

Yìxī ( 義熙  /  义熙  - "true prosperity") March 2, 405-418

Gōng (恭) Sīmǎ Déwén (司馬 德文) 418-420 Yuánxī ( 元 熙  - "brilliant dynasty") February 11, 419-10. July 420

family tree

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